FEATURED COMPANIES

With GDP growth averaging 6.4% between 2010 and 2017, the Philippines is one of the top-performing economies in South-east Asia. Underpinned by its robust services sector, the country is seeing rising investment in manufacturing, strong remittance inflows from overseas workers and an infrastructure spending surge under the Build, Build, Build development programme of President Rodrigo Duterte. Sound fiscal and monetary policy-making should help prevent the economy from overheating, even as socio-economic challenges, income inequality and inflation pose continued obstacles to inclusive growth.

Solid backing: Development banks are set to play a key role in financing upcoming infrastructure projects

At the forefront: The government is supporting financial technology innovation to promote inclusion and operational efficiency

Roundtable: Aftab Ahmed, Country Officer, Citibank Philippines; Cecilia C Borromeo, CEO, Development Bank of the Philippines; Simoun Ung, President and CEO, OmniPay; and Edwin Bautista, President and CEO, UnionBank of the Philippines

Building bloc: Regulators work to establish a single ASEAN financial market

Fintech revolution: Tech solutions are driving the evolution of the sector landscape

CAPITAL MARKETS

Breaking records: While the exchange hit historical highs in 2017, more competitive measures are needed

Blueprint to build: Efforts underway to develop capital markets into the primary source of infrastructure financing